April 14, 2014

Nowitzki went through full practice session Monday

DALLAS -- Dirk Nowitzki went through the Dallas Mavericks' full practice session Monday and showed no signs of pain after he turned his left ankle late in Saturday's 101-98 win over the Phoenix Suns.

Nowitzki left the game with 2:49 remaining, but returned 19 seconds later and finished the game.

"I practiced today, didn’t miss a beat,'' Nowitzki said. 'I just iced it a couple of times yesterday, took a day off, told (mentor/personal coach) Holger (Geschwindner) the gym was closed, so that was that.''

Nowitzki expects to be in the starting lineup Wednesday in Memphis when the Mavs end the regular season against the Grizzlies.